Alphabet Zoo

1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 4 (UK)
52 x 10 minute episodes

This series of ten-minute programmes for young children was produced by Granada Television and broadcast on ITV for two series in 1983 and 1984.

The show was presented by singer Ralph McTell and actress Nerys Hughes (of Liver Birds fame).

Each episode was dedicated to a letter of the alphabet, with Nerys Hughes telling a story about an animal whose name began with the letter of the day and Ralph singing a complementary song.

Three albums of songs from the series were released, the most comprehensive set being The Complete Alphabet Zoo with 27 tracks.

The format was revived by ITV Carlton in 1993 for the similarly named series Alphabet Castle.

Ralph McTell
Nerys Hughes

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Episodes

Adelaide the Alligator |  Betty the Badger | Camilla the Camel | Duster the Dog | Edna the Elephant | Fergus the Frog | Gordon the Goat | Holly the Hedgehog | Iggy the Iguana | Jake the Jackdaw | Kenny the Kangaroo | Lorna the Ladybird | Martin the Monkey | Nellie the Newt | Ollie the Otter | Peter the Parrot | Quentin the Quail | Ruskin the Rabbit | Sally the Seal | Tammy the Tortoise | Unwin the Unicorn | Victor the Vulture | Wagstaff the Woodpecker | X-ray Fish | Yuri the Yak | Zoe the Zebra || Albert Ross the Albatross | Boris the Bat | Curly the Cat | Daphne the Dolphin | Edna the Elephant | Ferdy the Fox | Garibaldi the Gorilla | Harvey the Hippo | Ian the Impala | Jasper the Jay | Katie the Koala | Laurence the Lion | Maurice the Mole | Nigel the Nightingale | Oscar the Ostrich | Percy the Penguin | Queenie the Quail | Robert the Reindeer | Stanley the Stoat | Terry the Turtle | Umbrella Bird | Vernon the Vulture | Wally the Walrus | X-ray Fish | Yip the Yellowhammer | Sunshine Makes Shadows (Zebra #2)